''The Lady of Lebanon'' (French: ''La Châtelaine du Liban'') is a 1934 French
thriller film
Thriller film, also known as suspense film or suspense thriller, is a broad film genre that evokes excitement and suspense in the audience. The suspense element found in most films' plots is particularly exploited by the filmmaker in this genre ...
directed by
Jean Epstein, starring Andrée Spinelly and
Jean Murat. The narrative is set in
Lebanon
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and follows a web of espionage with clashes between the French and British secret services, with a beautiful young woman at the centre. The film is based on the 1924 novel ''The Lady of Lebanon'' by
Pierre Benoit. Filming took place between July and December 1933 in
Lebanon
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,
France
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,
Egypt
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, Palestine and Syria. It premiered on 2 February 1934.
The film's sets were designed by the
art directors
Lucien Aguettand and
Claude Bouxin
Claude Bouxin (17 February 1907 – 23 February 1997) was a French art director.Soister p.280 He designed the film sets for over ninety productions.
Selected filmography
* '' Roger la Honte'' (1933)
* '' The Lady of Lebanon'' (1934)
* '' Fanatis ...
.
Cast
*
Jean Murat as captain Domèvre
* Andrée Spinelly as Athelstane, countess Orloff
*
Gaby Basset as Maroussia
* Albert Decoeur as the general
*
Marguerite Templey
Marguerite Templey (1880–1944) was a French stage and film actress.Goble p.113
Selected filmography
* '' The Beautiful Adventure'' (1932)
* '' L'Épervier'' (1933)
* ''Night in May'' (1934)
* '' The Secret of Woronzeff'' (1935)
* ''The New Tes ...
as the general's wife
*
George Grossmith Jr. as colonel Hobson
*
Ernest Ferny
Ernest Ferny (1886–1939) was a Swiss film actor.Goble p.411
Selected filmography
* '' Tarakanova'' (1930)
* ''Moscow Nights'' (1934)
* '' The Lady of Lebanon'' (1934)
* ''Light Cavalry'' (1935)
* ''Taras Bulba'' (1936)
* ''The Red Dancer'' (1937 ...
as captain Walter
* André Marnay as colonel Hennequin
* Georges Prieur as colonel Maret
* Georgé as Gardafuy
*
Acho Chakatouny as Djoun
*
Michèle Verly
Michèle Verly (real name Michèle Armande Houillon) (19 July 1909 – 3 March 1952) was a French stage and film actress. She was managing director of the Théâtre Gramont from August 1945 until her untimely death. She died in the 1952 Air Fran ...
as Michelle
See also
* ''
The Lady of Lebanon'', a 1926 film based on the same novel
* ''
The Lebanese Mission
''The Lebanese Mission'' (also known as ''Châtelaine du Liban, La'') is a 1956 French thriller film directed by Richard Pottier and starring Jean-Claude Pascal, Gianna Maria Canale, Jean Servais and Luciana Paluzzi. Omar Sharif also appeared i ...
'', a 1956 film based on the same novel
References
Bibliography
* Dayna Oscherwitz & MaryEllen Higgins. ''The A to Z of French Cinema''. Scarecrow Press, 2009.
External links
*
1934 films
Films based on French novels
Films based on works by Pierre Benoit
Films directed by Jean Epstein
French spy thriller films
1930s French-language films
Pathé films
French black-and-white films
1930s spy thriller films
1930s French films
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